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HB 431LOUISIANASession 2026State BillBecame law without the governor's signature

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Louisiana requires all mayors to complete 16 hours of annual governance training starting in 2027

Original title: MUNICIPAL: Requires certain training for certain local officials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last action · June 23, 2026: Effective date: 01/01/2027.Sponsors: Josh Carlson and 14 others

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What This Bill Does

Beginning January 1, 2027, all municipal mayors in Louisiana must complete at least 16 hours of approved annual training and continuing education, while small-municipality council members are given the option to participate. Mayors must attest to their compliance annually through financial statement submissions, and the will publish a public compliance list by municipality.

Why it matters

Local mayors face a mandatory annual education requirement backed by financial compliance reporting and public audits, impacting how municipal leadership fulfills office obligations.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

All Mayors

Must earn at least 16 hours of approved training credit annually, attest to their compliance, and be subject to audit verification.

Directly affected

Members of municipal governing authorities with 15,000 or fewer residents

Are permitted to participate in state-offered municipal governance training workshops and courses and use municipal training resources.

Directly affected

Legislative Auditor

Must provide compliance attestation forms, receive them with annual financial statements, and maintain a public website list of compliant and non-compliant mayors.

Directly affected

Louisiana Municipal Association

Works jointly with state agencies to provide training courses, establish governance categories, and approve qualifying educational programs.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many hours of training must Louisiana mayors complete each year?

All mayors must earn not less than 16 hours of credit annually through approved workshops, national conferences, and training courses.

Who verifies whether a mayor has completed the required training?

The licensed certified public accountant performing the review or audit of the municipality must verify compliance as part of their engaged work, and mayors must submit an attestation form with their annual financial statements to the .

Are temporary mayors required to complete the training?

Persons appointed temporarily to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor are subject to the training requirements unless the duration of their appointment is less than one year.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.

Procedural history

24 actions

Jun 23, 2026House
Becomes Act No. 946 without the Governor's signature.
Jun 23, 2026House
Effective date: 01/01/2027.
Jun 1, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 28, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 28, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 27, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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May 26, 2026House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
May 25, 2026House
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 21, 2026SenateFloor
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 13, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 12, 2026SenateFloor
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 11, 2026Senate
Reported with amendments.
Apr 21, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
Apr 20, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Apr 15, 2026House
Called from the calendar.
Apr 15, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 14, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
Apr 13, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Apr 9, 2026House
Reported with amendments (16-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 25, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

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